Rate My Professor Scott Sprenger

Sprenger's research encompasses modern French literature, culture, and European Union language policy, particularly the EU's multilingualism initiatives. He was awarded a Fulbright-Schuman Innovation Grant in 2008 for his project 'Learning to Speak European,' conducting research at France's National Center for Scientific Research in Paris from February to June 2009, as well as a Fulbright Scholar award there. He is the author of two books, more than 30 peer-reviewed journal articles, and several edited volumes, primarily on modern French literature and culture. Key publications include the article 'Ionesco anthropologue: mimésis et violence dans Les chaises' (Lingua Romana, 2016), along with reviews of Fabrice Amedeo's Les fossoyeurs de l'Europe: Diabribe politique and Mark Bauerlein's Literary Criticism: An Autopsy (both Lingua Romana, 2016). Sprenger developed the innovative Humanities+ program at BYU, which bridges liberal arts education with global career opportunities and has been acclaimed by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and in national press such as the Chronicle of Higher Education. He delivered the BYU University Forum address 'When the Humanities Become the World' in 2014, contributes to public discourse on humanities through radio interviews and conferences like the Humanities Alliance Conference, and serves as a reviewer for academic journals and on the editorial board of a French university press, enhancing his impact in the field.